Week 7 Vocab LHS AVID 12

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Infer (v)

to conclude, deduce

Infiltrate (v)

to pass secretly into enemy territory

Infinitesimal (adj)

extremely tiny

Infirmity (n)

disease, ailment

Infringe (v)

to encroach, trespass; to transgress, violate

Infuriate (v)

to anger, provoke, outrage

Infuriating (adj)

provoking anger or outrage

Ingenuous (adj)

straightforward, open; naïve and unsophisticated

Ingrate (n)

ungrateful person

Ingratiate (v)

to bring oneself purposely into another's good graces

Insolent (adj)

insulting and arrogant

Insoluble (adj)

not able to be solved or explained

Insolvent (adj)

bankrupt, unable to pay one's debts

Instigate (v)

to incite, urge, agitate

Insubstantial (adj)

modest, insignificant

Insular (adj)

isolated, detached

Insuperable (adj)

insurmountable, unconquerable

Insurgent (adj)

rebellious, insubordinate

nsurrection (n)

rebellion

Integral (adj)

central, indispensable

Integrity (n)

decency, honest; wholeness

Intemperate

(adj) not moderate

Inter (v)

to bury

Interdict (v)

to forbid, prohibit

Ingress (n)

entrance

Interject (v)

to interpose, insert

Inhibit (v)

to hold back, prevent, restrain

Inimical (adj)

hostile, unfriendly

Iniquity (n)

sin, evil act

Initiate (v)

to begin, introduce; to enlist, induct

Inject (v)

to force into; to introduce into conversations

Injunction (n)

command, order

Inkling (n)

hint; vague idea

Innate (adj)

natural, inborn

Innateness (n)

state of being natural or inborn

Innocuous (adj)

harmless; inoffensive

Innovate (v)

to invent, modernize, revolutionize

Innuendo (n)

indirect and subtle criticism, insinuation

Innumerable (adj)

too many to be counted

Inoffensive (adj)

harmless; innocent

Inoperable (adj)

not operable; incurable by surgery

Inquest (n)

investigation; court or legal proceeding

Insatiable (adj)

never satisfied

Inscrutable (adj)

impossible to understand fully

Insentient (adj)

unfeeling, unconscious

Insidious (adj)

sly, treacherous, devious

Insinuate (v)

to suggest, say indirectly, imply

Insipid (adj)

bland, lacking flavor; lacking excitement

Interlocutor (n)

someone taking part in a dialogue

Interloper (n)

trespasser; meddler in others' affairs

Interminable (adj)

endless

Intermittent (adj)

starting and stopping

Internecine (adj)

deadly to both sides

Interpolate (v)

to insert; change by adding new words or material

Interpose (v)

to insert; to intervene

Interregnum (adj)

interval between reigns

Interrogate (v)

to question formally

Intersect (v)

to divide by passing through or across

Intersperse (v)

to distribute among, mix with

Intimation (n)

clue, suggestion

Intractable (adj)

not easily managed

Intramural (adj)

within an institution like a school

Intransigent (adj)

uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled

Intrepid (adj)

fearless

Intrinsic (adj)

inherent, internal

Introspective (adj)

contemplating one's own thoughts and feelings

Introvert (n)

someone given to self

Intrusion (n)

trespass, invasion of another's privacy

Inundate (v)

to cover with water; overwhelm

Inure (v)

to harden; accustom; become used to

Invalidate (v)

to negate or nullify

Invective (n)

verbal abuse

Investiture (n)

ceremony conferring authority

Inveterate (adj)

confirmed, long

Invidious (adj)

likely to provoke ill

Invincible (adj)

invulnerable, unbeatable

Inviolable (adj)

safe from violation or assault

Invoke (v)

to call upon, request help

Iota (n)

very tiny amount

Irascible (adj)

easily angered

Iridescent (adj)

showing many colors

Irresolvable (adj)

unable to be resolved; not analyzed

Irreverent (adj)

disrespectful

Irrevocable (adj)

conclusive, irreversible

Itinerant (adj)

wandering from place to place, unsettled

Itinerary (n)

route of a traveler's journey

Jaded (adj)

tired by excess or over

Jangling (adj)

clashing, jarring; harshly unpleasant (in sound)

Jargon (n)

nonsensical talk; specialized language

Jaundice (n)

yellowish discoloration of skin

Jaundiced (adj)

affected by jaundice; prejudiced or embittered

Jettison (v)

to cast off, throw cargo overboard

Jingoism (n)

belligerent support of one's country

Jocular (adj)

jovial, playful, humorous

Jubilee (n)

special anniversary

Judicious (adj)

sensible, showing good judgment

Juggernaut (n)

huge force destroying everything in its path

Juncture (n)

point where two things are joined

Jurisprudence (n)

philosophy of law

Juxtaposition (n)

side by side placement